Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-03-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Of a cross-eyed cat.
Cigarette paper Is said to be made
10 1l3 mills in Spain
The frost kings grip on the Dels-
ware has been loosened.
There IS as much wind in European
war talk as in any other kind.
--Indiarubber was brought to Europe
from South America in 1730-
"A number of families have lately
arrived from the Eastern States and
taken ap their residence in Olympia,
w. T.
Its the convictions and not the
TRIALS OF life that worry certain element
of the community.
William Gea of Edinburgh, first
practlced the art of printing from
stereotyped plates.
"A vein of marble, one hundred feet
wide, has been discovered on the road
from Bodie to Carson, NeY.
"A colony OF one hundred Catholic
families frem Canada, is about to be
established in Snohomish county, W. T.
When Congress wants to learn
something about shlp-building, it has
the good sense to listen to Philadel-
phians.
The streets and squares of Berlin
contain upwards of fOrty-hye thousand
trees, and the number is constantly IN
creaslng.
The market for paper stock during
the year 1886 has been the most unsat-
isfactory for many years to dealers and
collectors.
There Is a ''whistling we'll" on a
farm in Clare county, Mich. 1t is l30
teet deep and whistles loudest Just be-
fore storm.
The whole French infantry will be
provided with new rifles next spring.
rhe cost OF the change will amount to
$40. .OOO,O
"A check for one cent was drawn in
New York by the government In favor
of an Importer who had paid excess Of
iuty to that extent.
"A wall OF brown stone, topped With
bronze fence. keeps stray kline OF the
s3 500, 900 premises of James C. Flood,
on Mob HUI, Frisco.
During the past three years, eigh-
| .een switch girls in telephone office in
4 Connecticut town have been married
20 subscribers on the line.
Wild dogs are harassing farmers
and residents of the towns of Hyde Park
md Pleasant Valley, n. Y, and doing
| much damage 10 live stock.
"A boat containing fourteen persons
has been successfully worked on the
S-lne with artificial wings acting on the
ar and propelled by rotating wheel.
The individual boycotter has been
declared a viOlator of law by the courts.
Hence, those who send him out on bis
lawless errand are criminal combina-
ton.
There are grave fears in Maine that
tuberculosis from an infected herd OF
cattle of the State College has been
spread through the eastern part OF the
State.
There are IS coal mines tributary
TO the Great kanawha river, in West
Virginia, with present annual capa-
city of 5000, 600 tons, and the number
is increasing.
Thirteen dollars is the low rate for
emigrant tickets to Liverpool, Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry, OF from any
port or railway station in ireland TO
New York.
The barometer, the Berlin Meteor
o!ogieal Society is informed, was lower
in Scotland early IN January than it
had been known TO sink, except on four
occasions, in 120 years.
The United States has planted a
great many loose capitalists in Canada
during the last few years. One would
almost believe that Canada does not
feel grateful for the honor.
The Hammonton On. j., Fruit
Growers Union reports that last year
there we've shipped from that point 12S
tons OF grapes, 203O barrels Of pears and
1,Sl1 ,Su3 quarts of berries.
Birds OF prey fly so swiftly and for
such a length of time that falcon once
lost IN the forest of FOntainebleau, In
the centre of France, was found the
following day at Malta, more than a
thousand miles distant.
In these days of invention some one
should be able to InvsEt Heating and
lighting apparatus for moving cars by
means of Electricity. Wrecking is bad
enough, but wrecked and roasted IS
worse than bad.
1t is stated that the first temper
ancs society in Russia was established
by Swedish missionary. At present
there is temperance hall IN St. Peters,
burg where nightly gospel temperance
meetings are held.
"A shabby house in jackson. Ten.
nessee, was lately found embellishsd
with land grants belonging to one of the
volumes OF the Land Office for West
Tennessee and representing real estate
worth now over 8, 100000. The papers
have been missing since the war.
"A Profess ~ he ~ dwIh L
Iancs declares that he has sounded the
extinct crater near the leper settlement
at MolOkai, and line $500 feet long
taut and failed TO reach the
bottom. The thorough exploration of
this crater would probably result In
some valuable additions 10 our know
edge Of volcanic action.
Good luck taps at ones door once in
I mans lifetime, and most men have
ust gone over to the neIghbors when
he knock comes.
Nine hundred and sixty-nine novels
t is stated, were issued in England last
rear. This includes new editions, bat
,ven that seems an enormous amount
)f felton, The second place is held by
works on theology and books of sermons
)f which there were 752. Only % books
Of poems were brought out, and Of
works for children 44j. The total num-
Der Of books of all classes published was
'2lO, which falls over 400 below the
.ptal Of 1885. during which year 5640
BOOKS were issued from the English
houses.
"A new source of earbon.--It IS
stated that an excellent carbon for elec-
meal purposes can be obtained from
yea weeds. After thorough washing
hot h. -,